Using the Quadratic Formula - Math

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A baseball that is thrown in the air follows a trajectory of , where is the height of the ball in feet and is the time elapsed in seconds. How long does the ball stay in the air before it hits the ground?

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Answer

To solve this, we look at the equation .

Setting the equation equal to 0 we get .

Once in this form, we can use the Quadratic Formula to solve for .

The quadratic formula says that if , then

$x= $$\frac{-b\pm\sqrt(b^2$-4ac)}{2a}$$ .

Plugging in our values:

$t= $$\frac{-12\pm\sqrt{(12^2$-4(-4)(6)}$}{2(-4)}=\frac{-12\pm \sqrt{240}$}{-8}= $\frac{12\pm15.5}{8}$$

Therefore or and since we are looking only for positive values (because we can't have negative time), 3.4375 seconds is our answer.

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Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(2) \pm $\sqrt{(2)^2$-4(2)(3)}$}{2(2)}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{-20}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm 2i\sqrt{5}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-1 \pm i\sqrt{5}$}{2}$

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Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$a = $\frac{-(-5) \pm $\sqrt{(-5)^2$-4(2)(4)}$}{2(2)}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm \sqrt{-7}$}{4}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm i\sqrt{7}$}{4}$

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Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(b) \pm $\sqrt{(b)^2$-4(a)(3b)}$}{2(a)}$

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-12ab}$}{2a}$

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Solve using the quadratric formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(ac) \pm $\sqrt{(ac)^2$-4(b)(c)}$}{2(b)}$

$x = $\frac{-ac \pm $\sqrt{a^2c$^2-4bc}$}{2b}$

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A baseball that is thrown in the air follows a trajectory of , where is the height of the ball in feet and is the time elapsed in seconds. How long does the ball stay in the air before it hits the ground?

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Answer

To solve this, we look at the equation .

Setting the equation equal to 0 we get .

Once in this form, we can use the Quadratic Formula to solve for .

The quadratic formula says that if , then

$x= $$\frac{-b\pm\sqrt(b^2$-4ac)}{2a}$$ .

Plugging in our values:

$t= $$\frac{-12\pm\sqrt{(12^2$-4(-4)(6)}$}{2(-4)}=\frac{-12\pm \sqrt{240}$}{-8}= $\frac{12\pm15.5}{8}$$

Therefore or and since we are looking only for positive values (because we can't have negative time), 3.4375 seconds is our answer.

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(2) \pm $\sqrt{(2)^2$-4(2)(3)}$}{2(2)}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{-20}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm 2i\sqrt{5}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-1 \pm i\sqrt{5}$}{2}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$a = $\frac{-(-5) \pm $\sqrt{(-5)^2$-4(2)(4)}$}{2(2)}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm \sqrt{-7}$}{4}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm i\sqrt{7}$}{4}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(b) \pm $\sqrt{(b)^2$-4(a)(3b)}$}{2(a)}$

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-12ab}$}{2a}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratric formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(ac) \pm $\sqrt{(ac)^2$-4(b)(c)}$}{2(b)}$

$x = $\frac{-ac \pm $\sqrt{a^2c$^2-4bc}$}{2b}$

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Question

A baseball that is thrown in the air follows a trajectory of , where is the height of the ball in feet and is the time elapsed in seconds. How long does the ball stay in the air before it hits the ground?

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Answer

To solve this, we look at the equation .

Setting the equation equal to 0 we get .

Once in this form, we can use the Quadratic Formula to solve for .

The quadratic formula says that if , then

$x= $$\frac{-b\pm\sqrt(b^2$-4ac)}{2a}$$ .

Plugging in our values:

$t= $$\frac{-12\pm\sqrt{(12^2$-4(-4)(6)}$}{2(-4)}=\frac{-12\pm \sqrt{240}$}{-8}= $\frac{12\pm15.5}{8}$$

Therefore or and since we are looking only for positive values (because we can't have negative time), 3.4375 seconds is our answer.

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(2) \pm $\sqrt{(2)^2$-4(2)(3)}$}{2(2)}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{-20}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm 2i\sqrt{5}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-1 \pm i\sqrt{5}$}{2}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$a = $\frac{-(-5) \pm $\sqrt{(-5)^2$-4(2)(4)}$}{2(2)}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm \sqrt{-7}$}{4}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm i\sqrt{7}$}{4}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(b) \pm $\sqrt{(b)^2$-4(a)(3b)}$}{2(a)}$

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-12ab}$}{2a}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratric formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(ac) \pm $\sqrt{(ac)^2$-4(b)(c)}$}{2(b)}$

$x = $\frac{-ac \pm $\sqrt{a^2c$^2-4bc}$}{2b}$

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Question

A baseball that is thrown in the air follows a trajectory of , where is the height of the ball in feet and is the time elapsed in seconds. How long does the ball stay in the air before it hits the ground?

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Answer

To solve this, we look at the equation .

Setting the equation equal to 0 we get .

Once in this form, we can use the Quadratic Formula to solve for .

The quadratic formula says that if , then

$x= $$\frac{-b\pm\sqrt(b^2$-4ac)}{2a}$$ .

Plugging in our values:

$t= $$\frac{-12\pm\sqrt{(12^2$-4(-4)(6)}$}{2(-4)}=\frac{-12\pm \sqrt{240}$}{-8}= $\frac{12\pm15.5}{8}$$

Therefore or and since we are looking only for positive values (because we can't have negative time), 3.4375 seconds is our answer.

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(2) \pm $\sqrt{(2)^2$-4(2)(3)}$}{2(2)}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm \sqrt{-20}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-2 \pm 2i\sqrt{5}$}{4}$

$x = $\frac{-1 \pm i\sqrt{5}$}{2}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$a = $\frac{-(-5) \pm $\sqrt{(-5)^2$-4(2)(4)}$}{2(2)}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm \sqrt{-7}$}{4}$

$a = $\frac{5 \pm i\sqrt{7}$}{4}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratic formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(b) \pm $\sqrt{(b)^2$-4(a)(3b)}$}{2(a)}$

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-12ab}$}{2a}$

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Question

Solve using the quadratric formula:

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Answer

Use the quadratic formula to solve:

$x = $\frac{-b \pm $\sqrt{b^2$-4ac}$}{2a}$

$x = $\frac{-(ac) \pm $\sqrt{(ac)^2$-4(b)(c)}$}{2(b)}$

$x = $\frac{-ac \pm $\sqrt{a^2c$^2-4bc}$}{2b}$

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